It shares the core from the original Encounter and uses a stronger, solid version of the Elastin coverstock. DARK ENCOUNTER is almost a film of two halves. How are ratings calculated? Exactly one year after an eight-year-old girl went missing, strange happenings befall … Luke Thorne’s review published on Letterboxd: Carl Strathie’s violent science-fiction thriller. Dark Encounter might have cost the same as the loose change you’ll find buried down Spielberg’s sofa, but it looks like a quality movie made for 50 times the budget. This is the second book in the Secrets Of The Night series. Dark Encounter review: A grieving family must face down with beings from another world in this masterclass in scares on a small scale. Dark Encounter › Customer reviews; Customer reviews. Write a review. Write a review. And not just because of the originality of the story. 3.5 out of 5. 590 global ratings. "Dark Encounter" is a low-budget film with an original approach. by Laura Fraser. by Laura Fraser. 3.4 out of 5 stars. Dark Encounter is quite obviously a love letter to films like Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Interstellar and Signs. and War of the Worlds writ large in its … 525 customer ratings. 5 star 36% 4 star 21% 3 star 15% 2 star 10% 1 star 18% Dark Encounter. 3.5 out of 5 stars. To say anymore would obviously give things away but the story is peeled away perfectly minute by minute. But also because of the acting by the almost unknown cast (especially Laura Fraser). Writer/director Carl Strathie's sophomore feature Dark Encounter will no doubt be labelled both Spielbergian and Shyamalan-esque. Dark Encounter is the perfect film to start a new year filled with fantastic independent projects. 5 star 35% 4 star 21% 3 star 14% 2 star 11% 1 star 19% Dark Encounter. 15 Certificate Friday 11:15pm - 1:10am Film4. These are all films where less is more when it comes to what we seen in the way of extraterrestrial interaction. Dark Encounter › Customer reviews; Customer reviews. On November 1982 little Maddie Anderson goes missing. HD SUB. ADVERTISEMENT. “Extraordinary visuals” The effects by York ’s own Viridian FX are rather special, and minimal in the right places. 3.4 out of 5. Share on Facebook ... Review Our Score . NOTE: Dark Encounter was previously titled Untapped, by Weston and Ali Parker, and is now under their Suspense Romance pen name, Nicole York. Despite the fact they diligently borrowed from other well-known films, "Dark Encounter" pleasantly surprised me. As we have seen with the Out Burst and Omen, Columbia 300 has not shied away from using finishes lower than 4000. Dark Encounter Carl Strathie (2019) 94min. The Dark Encounter is the newest high performance ball from Columbia 300. Movies, TV, reviews, interviews, previews, trailers, posters. Dark Encounter 2019 ★★★ Watched Feb 15, 2021. At its best it's a loving and technically adept homage to the sci-fi work of Spielberg, with the influence of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. Review by Luke Thorne. Dark Encounter. by Alan Jones. How are ratings calculated? The first half with that family drama style, at times quite Close Encounters of the Third Kind-like and then the second half stretches the story a bit more and we discover why the aliens are here.